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Coast Guard regulations require a vessel less than 7 meters long and moving at less than 7 knots (almost all of our canoes) to display a...

As the author of this thread I approve the drift. My plan (subject to change without notice) is to first try out the headlamp. This is...

Good thing you didn't capsize and fall in the water head first. :cautious:

I was in a race once that required a visible white light after dark. I found a 360 degree white light that was magnetic and I used a...

Your "Bob Senior" would be our "MR. Finkelstein", an equally incompetent scoutmaster doing everything wrong, both as an outdoorsman and...

on group trips at night we've often strung a small glowstick off the back of the paddlers' pfds on a short cord in case of a flip, it...

I suspect I've met "Bobby" a few times, sometimes accompanied by "Bob Senior" who occasionally requires restraining to prevent a second...

I put a headlamp on and pull it down around my neck. I just want it handy so I can turn it on if a boat approaches, otherwise the...

I have a couple of sets of battery powered boat lights but hadn't been using them. Usually after dark I just have a headlamp to turn on...

As to boat lamps - do an internet search for "suction cup boat lights". I found one in the water and mounted on the stern of a canoe it...

Throwing a line to floater is much better than letting them grab onto your boat, until you can assess their panic level. And of course...

"backscatter" can be a real issue at night, that's why I like the bike lights, they're small enough to be shaded by the gunwales (they...

Yes all manner of purpose made lights are still available and much better than the old days. Search ‘dingy running lights’ and you can...

They used to sell boat nav lights that were basically a 2-D flashlight with a split red/green lens, probably something like that is...

I went for an evening paddle last night, so that's what got me thinking about it. The lake I usually paddle on has a 20hp restriction on...